Reconnaître les styles du mobilier et des objets anciens (book)

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Recognizing the Styles of Antique Furniture and Objects / Reconnaître les styles du mobilier et des objets anciens (book) by Paul Davidson. A directory of period details for the collector of antique furniture and objects. Hardback of 224 pages. 2002. Publisher Soline. Very good condition. French language.

The author Paul Davidson is an auctioneer in one of the largest auction houses in the world located in London. In addition, he writes for many magazines. Anyone interested in antiques must be able to recognize characteristic patterns and details representative of different styles. This book shows what to look for when examining antique objects in order to acquire them with complete peace of mind. The main styles are studied here:
Baroque and Rococo
Chippendale,
Neoclassical,
The results of the Industrial Revolution,
Inventions of the 20th century, (Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the arrival of Modernism, the innovations brought by Tiffany, Jensen, Lalique and others).

Beautiful color photographs, detailed captioned drawings, and a well-researched text teach you how to identify chairs, tables, desks, coffee pots, teapots, candlesticks, glasses, porcelain, and a host of other antique objects by their period of origin. To successfully identify them, you need to know the forms that represent an era and then compare them to the antique object or piece of furniture you are considering. The author discusses beautiful pieces by European and American artists over a period of four centuries, from the mid-17th century to the 1930s. Major styles were created by adapting and reducing the dominant architectural forms of the period. If you are looking to add new pieces to your collection, you will learn what to consider in making a good investment. The section entitled Style in Context examines the architectural and artistic context in which antique furniture and objects were designed and made. The original interior decorations and the architectural particularities of each period give you an idea of ​​the artistic context which presided over the creation of the pieces mentioned, and of the environment for which they were intended.

This book will be useful not only to recognize furniture but also objects made of glass, silver, earthenware. With more than 400 photos, it is an easy-to-consult book for the antique lover.

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